GuidedResearch:Alabama

Alabama Guided Research

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Birth

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Limited Availability:

There is no statewide birth collection covering a large portion of births in Alabama. However, there are a few, small databases and substitute records available on the What else you can try - Alabama Births page.

Marriage

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Search a marriage index

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• 1800s-1950s: Alabama Marriage Collections at FamilySearch

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Alabama County Marriages, 1809-1950
Alabama County Marriages, 1818-1936
Alabama Marriages, 1816-1957

If the marriage record was not found, try this next:

• 1733-2013: United States Marriages, Alabama at FindMyPast ($)

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Death

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Search a death index

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• 1800s-2000s: Alabama Death Collections at FamilySearch

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Alabama Deaths and Burials, 1881-1952
Alabama Deaths, 1908-1974
Alabama, Mobile Magnolia Cemetery Interment Cards, 1836-1995
United States Social Security Death Index
Find A Grave Index
BillionGraves Index

If the death record was not found, try this next:

• 1908-1959: Alabama, Death Index at Ancestry ($)

What else you can try:

• Additional online resources
• Substitute records
• Improve searching
• Why the record may not exist

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